Trousers-stretcher.



H. WIKSTROM.

TROUSERS STRETCHER.

APPLICATION man FEB. 1!. 191's.

Patented Oct; 2, 1917.

[72 Vania?" HELMER WIKSTROM, OF SILVERDALE, MINNESOTA.

TROUSERS-STRETCHER.

Application filed February 11, 1916.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, HELMER WIKSTROM, a citizen of the United States,residing at Silverdale, in the county of Koochiching and State ofMinnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inTrousers- Stretchers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in trousers stretchers and itsobjeot is to produce a simple and eificient device for insertion intotrousers-legs to stretch the same and remove wrinkles from the cloth ands0 preserve the correct form of the garment. Another object is toproduce a device of this class that automatically adjusts itself totrousers-legs of various sizes.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists inthe combina tion and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter fullydescribed in the following specification, pointed out in the appendedclaim and illustrated in the accompanying drawing which forms a part ofsaid specification and in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of myimproved trousers stretcher.

Fig. 2 is an edge view with the supporting hook eliminated.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the device showing its application.

Like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views.

My invention comprises two bars of rigid material 1, 2; one end of theformer bar being curved as at 3 and terminating in a hook 4: by which itand its connections may be secured to a suitable support. The outercorners of the bars are preferably rounded to facilitate their use andin assembled relation the bars are placed parallel to each other andwith their edge faces adjacent. Each bar along its inner face is slottedas at 5 and extending transversely through said slotted Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented Oct. 2, 1917.

Serial No. 77,766.

portions are the bolts 6, 7 the former of which carries a sleeve 8 andthe latter a rod 9 adapted to telescope into said sleeve and about saidrod and sleeve a coil spring 10 is disposed, theends of which areembedded in the said bars 1, 2. The tendency of the spring 10 is toforce the rods 1, 2 away from each other thus partially withdrawing therod 9 from the sleeve 8 but complete separation of said members-isobviated since the said rods 1 and 2 are connected by the spring 10.

In operation the lower ends of the rods 1, 2 are inserted in the cuffedor lower end of the trousers leg to be stretched, the hooked end of thebar 1 protruding from the trousers leg as shown in Fig. 3 for engagementwith a suitable support. The action of the spring 10 will adjust thestretcher to tightly fit the trousers leg and stretch and crease thesame and to remove therefrom all wrinkles, bagginess, etc. \Nhen thegarment is stretched the stretcher may be readily withdrawn by means ofthe hook 4.

WVhat I claim is In a trousers-stretcher, the combination with twostretcher bars slotted between their ends, one of said bars being formedwith an inwardly extended hook of a sleeve pivotally supported in theslotted portion of one of said bars, a rod pivotally secured in theslotted portion of the other bar and adapted for telescopic engagementwith the said sleeve, and a coil spring disposed about said sleeve andbar and having its ends embedded in the said stretcher bars.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature 'in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HELMER lVIKSTROM.

Witnesses:

PATRICK J. GREANEY, VICTOR L. MEAGHUM.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. 0.

